Reheater control for turbine apparatus



O. N. BRYANT REHEATER CONTROL FOR TURBINE APPARATUS 2 SHEETS- SHEET l Nmmzwzou INVENTOR Ozra N. Bryant ATTORNEY VEn! Feb. 19, I1952 Filed Dec. 8, 1948 N NTU@ WITNESSES; l). UU. /U Je 9.

Feb. 19, 1952 o. N. BRYANT 2,586,511

REHEATER CONTROL FOR TURBINE APPARATUS Filed DeC. 8, 1948 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 INVENTOR Ozro N. Bryan! BY ma@ ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 19, 1952 REHEATER CONTROL FOR TURBINE APPARATUS Ozro N. Bryant, Prospect Park, Pa., assigner tol Westinghouse Electric Corporation, East Pittsburgh, Pa., a corporation of Pennsylvania Application December 8, 1948, Serial No. 64,120

9 Claims. (C1. 60-73) 'lfhis invention relates to the reheat turbine plant disclosed and claimed in my application, Serial No. 52,880, led October 5, 1948, and it has for an object to provide the interceptor valve thereof with control means operative automatically, pursuant to sudden load drop and increase speed to close the governor and interceptor valves, then to limit the flow of steam through the interceptor valve so as to avoid overspeeding of the turbine unit to the extent required to trip the interceptor valve to closed position, whereby the residual load may be carried without cycling or hunting involving out-of-phase opening and closing of the governor and interceptor valves and successive increase and decrease in speed, and to provide for automatic resetting of the main governor for the residual load.

A more particular object of the invention is to provide for the interceptor valve servo-motor, first and second valves opened in response to speed of the turbine unit to reduce the pressure applied to the piston of the servo-motor so that the latter operates to move the interceptor valve in a closing direction, with the rst valve set to open at a speed higher than normal rated speed to produce valve closing movement in a gradual or controlled manner and with the second valve set to open at a still higher speed for tripping operation of the servo-motor to close rapidly the interceptor valve.

A further more particular object of the invention is to provide means operative, incident to control of the turbine, unit being taken over by the auxiliary governor pursuant to sudden load drop automatically to reset the main governor for the residual load.

The foregoing and other objects are effected by my invention as will be apparent from the following description and claims taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,` forming a part of this application, in which:

Fig. 1 is a diagrammatic view showing a power plant having the present invention applied thereto;

Fig. 2 is a view showing the plant control system components, partly in section and partly in elevation; and

Fig. 3 is a graph explanatoryof main and auxiliary governor operation and resetting of the main governor.

In the drawings, there is shown a power plant including a boiler installation, at IIJ, and a turbine unit, at II. The boiler installation comprises a drum I2,v a superheater I4, and a reheater I5. The turbine unit includes high-pressure, intermediate-pressure, and low-pressure sections I6, I'I and I8.

Steam from the superheater is supplied through the pipe 20 to the inlet of the high-pressure turbine section I6, steam discharging from the latter is furnished to the reheater I5 by a conduit 2 I, steam flows from the reheater to the intermediate-pressure turbine section through ya conduit 22, and steam discharging from, the intermediate-pressure section is supplied jto the low-pressure section I'through a cross-over con nection'` 23. 1

To. prevent overheatingof the reheateligl-'there` is provided a conduit 24 for supplying saturated` j' steam from the drum `I2 thereto. Also the superel heater and the reheater are provided with atmospheric connections 26 and 21 providing for flow through the superheater and the reheater t`o avoid overheating thereof. Y

The conduit 20 for supplying superheated steam to the high-pressure section is provided with a throttle valve 28 and a governing valve 29k and the conduit 22 for supplying reheated steam to the intermediate pressure section has an intercepting valve 30. The connection 24 for sup# plying saturated steam to the reheater'has 'a manually-operable valve 32 and a pressure-responsive valve 33; the atmospheric connection for the superheater has a manually-operable valve 3B and a pressure relief valve 3l; and the atmospheric connection for the reheater has a pressure-responsive valve 38 and a relief valv 39.

Main and auxiliary governors, at 4I and 42, are

supplied with oil under primary pressure by means of the impeller 43 carried by the turbine shaft and operative to provide oil under pressure varying substantially as the square of the turbine speed. The main and auxiliary governors furnish oil to the controlling pressure spaces 44 and 45 and the higher of such control pressures'due to the checkvalves 46 and 41, is the appliedcontrol pressure used to control the serva-motor, atfl 4B, for operating the governor valve 29.

The interceptor valve 30 is operated by means? of a servo-motor, at 49, in response to oil underf pressure to move the intercepting valve in anvv opening direction; and,` when such pressure `is; reduced, the servo-motor operates to move'tlie intercepting valve in a closing direction.l An ein'- Y? ergency governor 5I responds to a predetermined overspeed to trip closed the throttle valve 28 an the intercepting valve 30.

As is common in the art, the throttle valve 28 is opened and held open by pressure applied to a piston 52 against a spring 53 Vby means of oil'f' under pressure in the conduit 54 supplied through an orilce 56 from the impeller 5l.4 "The impellr also supplies oil through an orifice 58 to the conduit 59 for supplying the interceptor valve servo- 'Ihe emergency governor 5I opcrates in response to a predetermined overspeed-f to trip open the normally-closed valve 6I for; rapid reduction in pressure of oil in the-conduits motor, at 49.

preferably of the type disclosed Lvandmcla'imedvin Meyer application, Serial No. 60,278, led Novem-f ber 16, 1948, it including anaoperating..piston..-66.

in a cylinder 6'I provided by thezhousingaiPres-f sure is applied to the operatingpistonrto-move the linkage, at 69, against theY spring VII to move the valve rod I2 upwardly to movei'theinterceptor valve 36 in an opening direction. As is common practice with throttle valves, the interceptor valveIlis. comprisedbya main plug. valve .meme

ber 'I3 carrying. Ya valvel4btjsmaller diameter.

andwhich may. be .opened and .closedby vlo'stmotion,- ofthevalverod .l2-With theplug valve meme.. ber ...'13, seated; thepurpose being to..balance.the.-y

pressures ..--.atf...opposite sides.. of..."the,..interoeptor f.

valve lincidentie. opening. thereof f The servo-motor cylinder 61 has the .space--15".

' aboveftheupistonj connected-,.to.. .thedrainl.'16 andthe space. below. the; pistoniorms. a part.; of...

therpressure. yspace. :supplied withlbil normally through. an: orificefla.. from the.. conduit ,59, The

cylinder.. housing vtill is .formed with 4a valve cylinV der` 80 .having its-upper` end connected to the .con-

duit, its lower end openingeintdfthe.. pressure space- 11,. and opening,.,through. a port 8I to the drain-,.spacesabove.theaoperatingpiston 66"... A pistonl valveallii.. in .the 4valve. cylinder.v .80. is lprovided. :with` said. orice..1.8. andit.. normally .oc-

cupiesf-a positiomwith..its...lower..end tting, the .Y

valve i. seat :64M to A..interruptcommunication. ,be-

tween-...thepressure .space 1.1.. and the drain spacev 'l5 abovethepiston` The\..piston valve Y83.is..formed- .witha port.85 through. .-whichoil. may escape..romwtherpressure space 11.- tothedrainspace .liunder control oa valve A8S .operatively connected, .through the fol-.

low-up linkage, at..8'l, to.-.the mainoperating linkage, at 69. The follow-up linkage has a ful..V

crum 88 adjustable-manually by..a handwheeliiil.v`

At onelimt of. adjustmentof .the tulcrurn,the

valve '86; is. Vwide 0pen. to .provide for-escape. of. .l

oil-trom. the..:pressure space .TI to fprevent..build ing. up.- ,offY pressure .therein sufficient.- .to .operate the .servo-motor. for-:opening` of..the.v interceptor.

valve. f With-adjustment `of=theL fulcrum to close the valve-86,pressure builds upinfthe spacefI'V to. mover-.the servo-motor .piston...66..upwardly' to open fthe, :interceptor Valve, .unti1,. due. to. the...

follow-up linkageflrmoving. the valve. 86. in. an l.'

opening. direction-,1 the outow.. of..oilfromv the spaceff'II--hasf such.V relation to fthe.. inflowV of oil.

through the; orifice.- 'It ,that.--the pressure of oil. applied-tothe .piston-6ft ,and` tending Y to open the.

interceptorv valve is .balanced by .the force of the spring -1 I tendingftofclose-ia.

Upward.- movement v`of* the. pistonI lvalve v.BEL-.in

consequence -of drop` gin .pressure in .the .conduit 59 results in the pressure: space 'I'I-being-placedv the" high-pressure turbine section:r .I 6 andthe vre:

beaten-fthe reheater'byepasslvalve .35; and the atmospheric dischargevalvefgland they. are'Jcon-z nectedfby-fpipng S51-,e th valve 96, the'latter beer ing operated during the quarter inch of relative travel ofthe valve rod .12 withthe interceptor valve plug 'I3' closed.

Initial travel of the valve rod in a direction to open the interceptor valve closes the valve 96 to drop the pressure of air in the piping system 95 to operatelthe pressure-responsive device 9i to close the saturated steam valve 33, to operate the pressure-responsive device 92 so that the check valve 34 lis .free to open, and to operate the pressure-.responsive devices 93 and 94 to close the reheater by-pass valve 35 and the reheater atmospheric discharge valve 38, respectively.

Continued motion of the valve rod 'I2 in an intercepting-valve-closing direction after the interceptor valve is closed, the valve 96 is opened to'increase the air pressure in the piping system 95 in consequence of which each of the pressureresponsive devices isoperated in the contrary'A direction, the valvesi'33, 35 and 38 being opened and the pressure-responsive device 92 being operated for positivel closing of the check valve 35;(

While the atmospheric discharge valve 38 for the reheater isshown as being opened and4 closediY automatically in response to" closing and' opening of the interceptor valve, it will be apparent that,

so far as protection 'is'fconcerned it is 'only essential that it open automatically when the" interceptor valve closes; Ait beingvclosed 'in any suitable manner.

The control pressure spacef'll" of the auxiliary governor is connected by'theconduit'. al to cylin-A ders 98 and 99 to apply'pressure'to'pistons Iil' and IUI to'move the latter againstsprings vIii? and HB3 to moveV the pistoncvalves H34 and |65/-v carried thereby'in anopeningf direction.

The valve H15 is .arrangedto open'and'connect.A the conduit '59 directly to the-drain, whereupom the pressureY above the piston'valve'Bt-is `rapidly reduced and such valvemoves upwardlywto vconnect the pressure space Y1l'. to thedrain space 'l5 for rapid operation-of the `servo-motor, at 49,'.l to close the interceptor valve.

The valve H14 controls escape. of oil-from the pressure space 1l' through anforice IE6-tol ythe drain space; and, as the rate of escape is limited Y or under control, the resulting. servo-motortravel in a direction to close. theinterceptor valve is gradual .or is. controlled...as..compared to that \vhen.the -valve Ill5 istripped open.

The devices. responsive to auxiliary governor controlling pressure to open the valvlesiil4. and |65. are provided with adjustments .lI' and |98, whereby the valve Iild'rnayv be set to open vat a speed higher than ratedspeed ,and .the valve |65 set toopen at a still higher speed.

The main. and auxiliary governors, at .4I,..and..

at 42, have speed changers `Illfljand IIO and the auxiliary governor is equipped with a speed cornpensator Ill, which is effective to provide, for.

the..auxiliary governor, a percentagef unregulation which is .relatively muchsmaller than that of the main governor. By operationof thespeed changers, the main governor may be set to .carry a given load at rated speed, with the auxiliary governor set so that its fullload speed, ishigher than vthe full-load speed of the main governor and its no-load speed islower thanthe no-load speed ofthe main governor With a sudden drop in load and consequent accelerationof'the turbinev unit, the auxiliary'governor, at^42, takes over controlwhen itsgovern'- ing control pressureexceeds the governing control pressure of the main governor, at 4l ,andthe interceptor valveservo-motorfat 49,- is operated in response to: such pressure. Assuming'ltherated speed to be 3600 R. P. M., then the valve |04 may be set to open at 3700 R. P. M. and the trip valve |05 to open at 3725 R. P. M. With the governing and interceptor valves both closed in response to acceleration due to sudden load drop, when the speed decreases to 3725 R. P. M., the trip valve |05 closes, in consequence of which pressureV builds up in the line 59 to move the piston 83 downwardly against the seat 84 to interrupt communication between the spaces and 15; and, when the'speed is further reduced to 3700 R. P. M.,

not only does the governor valve start to open,l

but the valve |04 closes for building up of pressure below` the operating piston 6B to open the n interceptor valve. Initial movement of the interceptor valve rod 'I2 in an opening direction brings about closing of the saturated steam valve 33, release of the check valve 34 and closing of the reheater by-pass valve 35 and the reheater' With steam" supplied to the high-pressure turbine section and 1 the interceptor valve open to supply reheatedk atmospheric discharge valve 38.

steam tothe intermediate-pressure section, the

turbine unit carries the residual load with the; governorfvalve and the interceptor valve then: operated to keep the speed lbelow the tripping.

point of vthe valve |05, whereby hunting or cycling, involving out-of-phase opening and closing of the governor and interceptor valves and' acting bellows elements IIS and I1 connected,l

respectively, to the main and auxiliary governor control pressure spaces 44 and 45. Upon the auxiliary governor control pressure exceeding the main governor control pressure and occasioned by' sudden drop in load, the differential pressure device closes the switch for operation of the motor to reset the speed changer for the residual load, whereby the main governor is conditioned to take over control and be adjusted to increase the load.

Resetting of the speed changer will be more fully understood from a consideration of the graphin Fig. 3. The main governor has about 8 per cent regulation for full travel of the governor oradmission valves as shown on curve A. The auxiliary governor has about 2 per cent regulation, as shown on curve B, and is set to hold no load at 3700 R. P. M. The speed changer ofthe main governor determines the control pressure when the generator is connected to the system. Curve A shows the relation of pressure to speed or frequency when set for maximum load and curve C shows the relation when set for about 35 per cent of maximum load at the rated speed. In either case, a rise in speed of 100 R. P. M will increase the control pressure about 9 p. s. i. and will decrease the load about 35 per cent of maximum. However, it will be observed that the control pressure from the auxiliary governor inceases four times as rapidly so that, at 3700 R; P. the pressure is 35 p. s. i. which will close the valves to the no load point. Since both governors feed oil under controlling pressure to the governor admission valve servo-motor ernor, the latter taking over control of the turbine sequence of sudden load drop, this causes the speed changer motor ||2 to turn in the load Decrease direction until the governor control pressures are balanced, whereupon the switch opens and the motor stops. Referring again to the curves of Fig. 3, this condition is shown by the intersection of curves B and C at 3700 R. P. M. where both control pressures are 35 p. s. i. Then, as the load comes on the turbine unit. the speed follows curve C instead of curve B, giving normal regulation and consequent better stability.

It is to be understood that the main and auxiliary governors may be used to control the admission of steam to any turbine arrangement, for example, the compound one shown, where, if only a governor corresponding to the main governor were employed, the entrapped steam might suilice, in the event of sudden load drop, to increase the speed suiciently to operate the emergency governor. Therefore, control by the main governor is supplemented by the auxiliary govto secure this resetting operation pursuant tol control of the turbine being taken over by the auxiliary governor in the event of sudden load drop, the apparatus operating to adjust automatically the speed changer of the main governor to reset the latter for control of the turbine at f the residual or reduced load. As shown, a spring I 8 may be used to adjust the automatic resetting arrangement to a desired extent, the spring preferably being disposed to exert its force in the same direction as the force of the auxiliary governor. Y

While I have shown my invention in but one form, it will be obvious to those skilled in the j art that it is not so limited, but is susceptible of various changes and modications without departing from the spirit thereof.

What I claim is:

l. In a reheat turbine plant comprising a turbine unit including high and intermediatepressure sections; a reheater; connections for supplying superheated steam to .the high-pressure section, for supplying steam discharging from the high-pressure section to the reheater, and for supplying reheated steam from the reheater to the intermediate-pressure section; a governor valve in the superheated steam supply connection; an interceptor valve in the reheated supply connection; main and auxiliary governors driven by the turbine unit for controlling thegovernor valve; said auxiliary governor having a smaller percentage of regulation than the main governor and eachgovernor including a speed off .'itl1ei1naino governor; :,*metrlseoperated ,bnnthei and. providing liquid control. pressures said aux-f'A auxiiiary.gol-VernonIonrtrippingrrzlosed1theiinteren iliary governor having :a g smallerpercentage of: ceptorsvalvefinfresponse*tofthegau-xiliarygovernor; regulation than the .maink governor fand ,each pursuanttoasudden-:load Simili;aridi-11lear1s-re-z4 governor including a ,speed changer providing: sponsivefto-said auxiliarygovernonto operateitheg, 5v for setting of the auxiliary `governor sothatits'; interceptor -rvalvefftozfmaintain:the:speedpfizthey full-load speed is higher than the fullfloadispeed: turbine; unitmbeiowiinterceptorevalvefftrippingc of the main governor and its no-loadzfspeedis speedzffoilowing@tripping thereof;velue-toasuddenv lower than the no-load speed of the mainxgoV-f ioadadmp,j` ernor; means including checklvalves so'that'rthei 2.Theicombinationlasclaimedfin claimel Wi-thi" 10i higher of said governor control,pressuresisfthe means :responsivetoioperationaofl-thefauxiliary applied control pressure; a governor .valvezin` governor ipursuantwto-suddeni load-fdropgfor,re`ff the connection for supplying superheatedsteam` resettingithegmaingoyernon for theiresidualloadto the high-pressure section and 'operatedfin ref-i:

3.-;In.a:reheairdaurbinezplanticomprising;alturffsponse to said applied control pressure; an in; bine unitfinciuding-nignand,intermediateepresis; tercentor valve 'in' the reheatefil stema-.supplyA suresections;faireheater:f connections for supply- Connection; said interceptor Valve l'lllnefa: ingesuperheated steamu totheehigh-pressureAV main valve member `and a. stem havingfitravelA segtionmasupplyng @tea-n1v diksgl'largmgY:f]fg1};1;.l;hen leatiVe t0 the main Valve member WhEIl"the hign-.pressureeseet-ion .-to-the.frehfaiter; and.forY latter is seated t0 open and close a Supp1emen1 supplying;greheatedesteam vfronistheereheateretof-lme 'Gary Valve, which, When Opened; balanCeS MGS-- thejntermediatez-pressure sectionfrmairrand aux@ SuleS at Opposite sides of the main valve member. iliaryagovernors;@drivernby gtheffturbineiuniti-and 60 reduce the Openingeri'f required fOr thelate' providing?liqqideontrorpressures; said auxiliary`- ter; a Spring `for moving 'the interceptor valve gqyemol-havingasmallerlperntagg, Ofyegulas, in a closing direction;` valves for lthe saturated tionthanthefmain governor:and-leach.governor.k 25;; Steam reheatel atmOSlJhelC dSCharge, andre* ineludingraspeedehanger providing.;foresettingo heater by-pass connections; a-checkvalve-in-` ;ofcthetauxliary,governorasohat.its...,fuilload the Connection between the high-Dressur@ -SeCi speedel isi: higheru mann the.vfu11-.10ad-lspeed tion and the reheaterand lopening tovvard` the` ofA govelinoru.andyu Yn omlodvcirfA Spzeed" latter; means for Closing the Check valveymeansf. islowerthanrthenofloadspeed of the maingover- 30;.1'eSD0nSVe t0 the nal `D01l i010ftrai/@TTOYthBy nomxmeams!ncludngqcheck valYeSvso-,hat the. interceptor valve stem'in a closing direction'to higher, o:fsaid governor :controlli .pressuresiis the openpthe saturatedl steam, the=fatmospherici=dis appliedcontroLpressure; afgovernorvalve. inther` Charge! and the l'ehatefv bYDaSS-V2l1VSlandfiw conrieetiormiorsupplyingD superlieated.isteam--tor` Tender Sad Chekvave Closing-"means effective"- thehigh-pressurel section. andivoperrated4 irL-,re-v.. 35- U; fflose-thf3` Check' Vall/'e Bmd"fleSDOllSVe"110 fthe spouse ,to .saidrapplied controlfpressureg. aninterml'll DOTfllOn'O'f 'traveifo the vaivei-sterrrl inwanf Gemor awe n 'thevreheatednsteamxSupplyAnon? opening direction to-:closefthe?saturatedazsteamf: nectionv;. .saidinterceptorJ/alverincluding a main.. and" the @heater byPaSSVa/es" and '500"Yelfler4 Valvev member; 1a* Seryvormotonnfon Operating `-`the the checkl-valve-closi'ng f means e; ineiectiverrr ai interceptor.Avalveg-a passageinormally.supplyingcao STVOI'HOOT cfopelatngwith' Sad"'SDfng-0f liquid under.. pressure. tothe. servosmotom. said .c opefabm thev 1ritercept0r1va1ve= a '-passageenora serizo-motor-.including an operating cylinder, Vani many supplymg' hqud under"- "Pl'essue*"toithe" interceptor. valve operating pistonin the cylinderW SelW'mOtOr? Sad SHAW-motel including" anfOPf-e and dividing. the l latter. .into .pressure and., drain eratmg cylinder" an fmterceptolf'vawe Operating-1 spacesravalvve cynndencommumcang with said: lpiston in the cylinderanolffdividing@the-zlattere Slpplyrpassagefand Witfsad 'Spiga-M155 nc'sgw'h va1ve;.,in the valvecylin erzand e .e`c iveWW en e s seated, ,to separate said drain, and pressure spaces, etgl gfl V n the' Vatlfe Qlldl'r" Eind-'1 and-anoriee formed-,inthe ,pistonvalve vfor prerssuefts ace-sse@ de 0 #page e-fsai ainatrd-: supplying liquid from the supplyV passageto said "mpiston Vh for lain '-01111 @dOl-m 1n'- f 6;: pressure space; an escapevvalve for said .pressure Sage to Sd. ressurpepy lefqul fom lerfpf# space; a tripivalve for said supply passage; means .Y Said-'prssrps me Str "capeljia 'Ver l responsive to saidfapplied 'control pressure; forl paSS'agemnps refs nspf" t e" oilsa Suptpi movingthe escape and trip.vv valves in opening' p We 0 app le -COH -O n ,Y essure.iorhmovingvthe-escape;andwtrip--valiies directions, and means for. loading the escape andH 55; pr I trip valves so that the escape valve is. 'opened 1n,open1ng.,d1rect1ons, means forrloadingethees-f v norm 1 atedv S eed and the tri Valve is Capeiandtrip .valves.,.so.thatthe. escape valveis; ggnzd at a 2shtilll higherl speed.` p opened 'above *normal rated'fspee-d 'and-fthe trp 4. The combinationas claimed in claim 3 with Va1="s Opendat a-Stll highel'vspeed; Vand means means responsive to the diilerentiall of sadmain Gmlsme msh dliellltmlofi'sald"mam and" and."'auxiliary governor control pressures -for 'y gc" nor'fcon 0 pressureso l'esettlng".

resetting the main governor for the residual themain ,governor.forsthesresidualfload after". load 'after sudden load drop; Sudden-'loadfdl'opw 5 InaJ wheat turbine plant cmmmsing` a tub 6.- In af reheateturbinefplants con'iprising:wav bine unit'including high and intermediate-pres- 55;;1711130111@ "Unit Cllldngihgh landinterniediate-L suresection; a reheateryconnections `for suppressure seetions a reheater: connections:for1` plying `superlieated steamto the high-pressure Supplying SuperheatedsteamOth high-apres?? section-for lsupplying steam discharging from sure-sectiom for supplyingtstea'mf discharging-A,rk

the high-pressure section tothe reheater, for from the high-pressuresectionotogthe:'reheaterf: supplyingreheated ,steam from the reheaterA to mfgfor supplyingreheatedf steam from thefreheateinA the intermediate-pressure section, for supplytothe intermediate-pressuresection; forgsupplyffing,saturatedsteam-to thereheater, fordising saturated; steam; tothe ,retreat/errand :fondiari`Y` chargingssteamefromnthe latter.. 1to..the .atmos A chargingigsteamn-from'the latterrtof:the-:atmosfepliere, y. and for. bin-passing. the` .reheatem main pheregf. main 1 and auxiliaryggovernors 1 drivenfrby; 1' and. auxiliary governs. .driven by the .turbine-unit 75f'the1fturbine :unithand-plovidingieliquid @controls pressures;

said auxiliary governor having a smaller percentage of regulation than the main governor and each governor including a speed changer providing for setting of the auxiliary governor so that its full-load speed is higher than the full-load speed of the main governor and its no-load speed is lower than the no-load speed of the main governor; means including check valves so that the higher of said governor control pressures is the applied control pressure; a governor valve in the connection for supplying superheated steam to the high-pressure section and operated in response to said applied control pressure; an interceptor valve in the reheated steam supply connection; said interceptor valve including a main valve member and a stem having travel relative to the main valve member, when the latter is seated, to open and close a supplementary valve, which, when opened, balances pressures at opposite sides of the main valve member to reduce the opening eiort required for the latter; a spring for moving the interceptor valve in a closing direction; valves for the saturated steam and reheater atmospheric discharge connections; and a check valve in the connection between the high-pressure section and the reheater and opening toward the latter; means for closing the last-named check valve; apparatus for opening and closing the saturated steam and the atmospheric discharge valves and for operating the check-valve-closing means and including means responsive to the nal portion of travel of the interceptor valve stem in a closing direction to open the saturated steam and the atmospheric discharge valves and to render the check-valve-closing means efrective to close the check valve; a servo-motor cooperating with said spring for operating the interceptor valve; a passage normally supplying liquid under pressure to the servo-motor; said servo-motor including an operating cylinder; an interceptor valve operating piston in the cylinder and dividing the latter into pressure and drain spaces, a valve cylinder communicating with said passage and said spaces, a piston valve in the valve cylinder and effective. when seated, to separate said drain and pressure spaces, and an orice formed in the piston valve for supplying liquid from the passage to said pressure space; an escape valve for said pressure space; a trip valve for said supply passage; means responsive to applied control pressure for moving the escape and trip valves in opening directions; means for loading the escape and trip valves so that the escape valve is opened above normal rated speed and the trip valve is opened at a still higher speed; and means responsive to the diierential of said main and auxiliary governor control pressures for resetting the main governor for the residual load after sudden load drop.

'7. In a turbine provided with an emergency governor responsive to a predetermined overspeed for interrupting the supply of motive fluid thereto, a motive uid admission valve, and apparatus for controlling operation of the admission valve and for moving it rapidly in a closing direction in response to sudden load drop to avoid, on account of entrapped motive iiuid, increase in speed sufcient for operation of the emergency governor, said apparatus comprising main and auxiliary governors operated by the turbine for controlling the admission of motive :fluid to the latter, said auxiliary governor having its percentage of regulation smaller than that of the main governor and the governors each including a speed changer so that the auxiliary governor may have its full-load speed higher than the full-load speed of the main governor and have its no-load speed lower than the rio-load speed of the main governor, and means responsive to operation of the auxiliary governor, incident to taking over control of the turbine pursuant to sudden load drop, to adjust automatically the main governor speed changer to reset the main governor to control the turbine at the reduced load.

8. In a turbine provided with an emergency governor responsive to a predetermined overspeed for interrupting the supply of motive iuid thereto, a motive fluid admission valve, and apparatus for controlling operation of the admission valve and for moving it rapidly in a closing direction in response to sudden load drop to avoid, on account of entrapped motive fluid, increased in speed suicient for operation of the emergency governor, said apparatus comprising main and auxiliary governors operated by the turbine to provide governing forces each varying as a function of speed, means responsive to the higher of the governing forces to control the admission valve, said auxiliary governor including a speedv compensator providing for its percentage of regulation being smaller than the main governor and said governors each including a speed changer so that the auxiliary governor may have its full-load speed higher than the full-load speed of the main governor and have its no-load speed lower than the no-load speed of the main governor, and means responsive to the differential of governing forces of the governors for controlling the main governor speed changer so that, pursuant to sudden load drop, such speed changer may be automatically. adjusted to reset the main governor for control of the turbine at the reduced load.

9. In a turbine provided with an emergency governor responsive to a predetermined overspeed for interrupting the supply of Ymotive fluid thereto, a motive fluid admission valve, and apparatus for controlling operation of the admission valve and for moving it rapidly in a closing direction in response to sudden load drop to avoid, on account of entrapped motive fluid, increase in speed sumcient for operation of the emergency governer, said apparatus comprising main and auxiliary governors operated by the turbine to provide control pressures each varying as a function of turbine speed; communications for applying either of said control pressures to said admission valve for effecting operation thereof; a check valve interposed in each of said communications, one or the other of said check valves being responsive to the higher of said control pressures, so that such higher control pressure is applied for operation of said admission valve; said auxiliary governor having its per.- centage of regulation smaller than that of the main governor and the governors each including a speed changer so that the auxiliary governor may have its full-load speed higher than the full-load speed of the main governor and have its no-load speed lower than the no-load speed of the main governor; and means responsive to the diierential of said control pressures of the governors for controlling the main governor speed changer so that, pursuant to sudden load drop, such speed changer may be reset for governing operation at the reduced load.

OZRO N. BRYANT.

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